Great news: in addition to Bill Clinton (as proxy for Hillary Clinton) and Gary Johnson, Jill Stein will be joining our APIAVote/AAJA Presidential Forum on Friday, August 12 here in Las Vegas, Nevada's Caesar's Palace -- I say "here" because that's where I am for the AAJA Conference. That means there will be representation from … Continue reading AAJA16: Presidential Forum Update
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Being on hurricane watch
I have been on hurricane watch for the better part of 36 hours. This and this is what I have to show for it: Yesterday, I had a hurricane news-induced headache. Now, not so much as other things are competing for my attention (I live on the border between Zones B and C, and have … Continue reading Being on hurricane watch
Word of the week: fighter
This week's word of the week was chosen in reference to my growing sense of needing to fight, whether for my beliefs, my sanity, my family, my varied interests, my identity, or my writing style. It's a tough job, this being a reporter while being a person. I never quite realized how much people might … Continue reading Word of the week: fighter
Reporter’s Notes: In memoriam
I can't sleep. My thoughts are haunted by eight-year-old Leiby Kletzky. I only spent just over a day in his world and it was after he had already been abducted and killed, after his alleged murderer was caught and arrested, but it was enough. The day started out innocently enough, with me sleeping to 9 … Continue reading Reporter’s Notes: In memoriam
On the Presidents’ Speeches
With Pres. Obama's State of the Union speech airing live tonight, a visual retrospective of the rhetorical and philosophical patterns of SotUs over the past 75 years. Interesting stuff and kudos to the editors and designers who thought of this. "PATTERNS OF SPEECH: 75 YEARS OF STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESSES" 'jobs' – With unemployment above … Continue reading On the Presidents’ Speeches
Snowed in and still dishing it up
On Day 2 of the holiday blizzard of 2010, after the snow had fallen, and the wind swept it into fluffy peaks, cars were stuck, streets remained unplowed, people continued to shovel, kids played, dogs frolicked, and public transportation remained, for the most part, stalled... But the Chinese take-out and pizza shops were doing … Continue reading Snowed in and still dishing it up
Lunar Eclipse 2010
There are a lot of photos floating around cyberspace of the rare total lunar eclipse + winter solstice combo on Tuesday morning. I'm partial to mine. I'm neither amateur nor professional in my photography skills, and have neither a beginner nor a professional (Nikon D3000 DSLR) camera – mine's a Nikon Coolpix L110 and a … Continue reading Lunar Eclipse 2010
Gawker Media hacked; passwords leaked, then analyzed
Gawker Media hacked; 188, 279 passwords revealed, then analyzed by the Wall Street Journal. "Monkey" is in the top 10? Makes me feel positively brilliant with my password choices across the board. Although judging by my own password choices, I'd wager (hope?) that people don't really go crazy with difficult passwords for media sites like … Continue reading Gawker Media hacked; passwords leaked, then analyzed
A Facebook story: gimmick or necessary?
The Washington Post published a human interest story yesterday about a mother, the birth of her baby, and her family and friend's reactions as she became ill. Told primarily through screenshots of Facebook status updates and wall posts, the article begs the question of whether or not the use of quotes through visuals instead of … Continue reading A Facebook story: gimmick or necessary?
The nature of identity
One of my favorite television shows is the recently cancelled "Dollhouse." An examination of the nature of identity and the existence of the human soul, set in a not-so-fictional real-world that questions the relationship between these two core ideas and tangibles like society, technology, greed, desire, and commerce, "Dollhouse" stands as a work of art … Continue reading The nature of identity
